Liverpool remain confident they will receive £30million for Mamadou Sakho who is being chased by a number of clubs.

According to the Liverpool Echo , the Reds have a received a number of enquiries for the France international who has not featured for the Merseyside club for 15 months following disciplinary problems.

Sakho enjoyed a memorable loan spell with Crystal Palace last season where he managed to regain his best form and the south London club remain the favourites to sign him despite expressing fears over the fee.

However, Liverpool believe they have set a fair price for the 27-year-old France international, mindful of neighbours Everton having recently splashed out £25m for Michael Keane despite the player having only a year remaining on his contract. Sakho's current deal at Anfield doesn't expire until 2020.

Personal terms are understood not to be an issue with Sakho having already held talks with Palace, who recently appointed Frank de Boer as new manager in place of the departed Sam Allardyce.

Palace, though, are reticent to spend £30m on the player, with chairman Steve Parish saying last month: “I think that is going to be a very difficult one for us to do. I think Liverpool want a big number for him.

“That is a tough one to make happen on a permanent basis. We need to look at the budgets and be realistic.”

Having been banished to the Academy before his Palace loan move in January, Sakho returned to Melwood this week with Liverpool starting pre-season training.

While the defender was pictured training away from the main group, he has in fact been working with the club's rehabilitation team as he continues his recovery from the knee problem that cut short his stint at Selhurst Park in April.